BRAIN researchers advance the brain-machine interface: a neuroprosthetic device composed of micro-electrodes implanted in the brain, and the computer algorithm that translates those “thoughts” into movement.

Developing wiring diagrams ranging in scale from the individual synapse to the whole brain is a high priority for the BRAIN Initiative — a research effort to catalyze and speed advances in neuroscience by deploying cutting-edge computer science, physics, biology, and chemistry to develop transformative new tools.